Juniper Crossing Original White 2021
Oh my, you get tonnes of lively crunchy fruit in this blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Crunchy passionfruit, guava and a splash of citrus
Oh my, you get tonnes of lively crunchy fruit in this blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Crunchy passionfruit, guava and a splash of citrus
Predictably this is a limited volume release. It’s made with a largely traditional formula with basket pressing to a mix of new and older French
Every element of this being speaks of the Barossa in this massively concentrated and lavish Shiraz from an excellent vintage. It’s super ripe and generous
This Barossa Shiraz gets a three per cent addition of Viognier which plays its role perfectly, adding spicy aromatics to the intense primary fruit characters
This is a classic expression of Barossa shiraz from a very good year. Dark coffee grounds and cinnamon on the nose with a blackcurrant, fruit
Captures this vintage to perfection. You get straight into the blackberry and plummy aromas with further dark chocolate and spiciness bringing it to life. Then
Viognier is certainly one of the most distinctive of all varieties. A few years ago, it was on the verge of extinction but a few
I’ve tasted this wine over a couple of years now and each time it seems to get better. For me this is starting to move
This is as good as any cabernet yet from Gralyn – and there have been some very good ones over the years. The poise, elegance
A stylish and elegant style of shiraz that seems to be a continuation of the stye shift that I first saw with the 2017, albeit
Like a few 2013 vintage Margaret River wines I have been fortunate to taste recently, this one is moving with purpose into a new stage
Ah, I do love liqueur muscat when it’s done well combining age and well managed freshness. This is a remarkable example of a classic old
A champion of fortified production in the heart of cabernet and chardonnay country and just shows what can be done. This bridges the old and
The comments on the Block’s Road Cabernet, pertaining to the glories of Clare Cabernet, apply three times over here. This is a serious Cabernet which
Sourced from the estate’s Morrison’s Vineyard, the rows are at the very top of that vineyard, along the ridge which overlooks Watervale. Similar production methods
If wine has the equivalent of a ‘pub test’, and please forgive the obvious irony of that suggestion, it is for me, when friends get
Cab and Marg River – a match made in heaven – and this is a cracker. Deep red in colour, we have dark berries, blackcurrants
Margaret River Shiraz too often falls into the shadow of their great Cabernets but you are doing yourself a disservice if you ignore them. This
As every keen winelover knows, there are many places in Australia that do Chardonnay, but very few of them which do it as well as
Just as with the Premier chardonnay, this is all barrel fermented with wild yeasts and full solids left in the juice. It’s then matured in
This may well be the best Vasse Felix chardonnay yet, setting aside Heytesbury of course. This was an outstanding early vintage in Margaret River, with
A cracking Shiraz from a region proving ideal for it. This hails from a single vineyard, the Hayview Vineyard, in Mt Barker, loam over ironstone,
From a single vineyard in the Woodside sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, planted in 2008, this is an impressive Pinot Grigio andamazing value. The team
Lovely Chardonnay from Margaret River, the Wilyabrup sub-region. From a single vineyard, the Knotting Hill Vineyard (cue the Julia Roberts/Hugh Grant jokes), which was planted
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